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Some reports in Italy had expected a deal to take Riccardo Calafiori to Arsenal to be completed by this point of the week. Mikel Arteta wants Calafiori at Arsenal, and Bologna seem willing to sell their prize asset for the right price. Arteta wants to use Calafiori as an inverted full-back, a role that isn’t necessarily familiar to the Italian. The centre-back is incredibly versatile, able to play on the left and step into midfield, but it’s not a role he’s specifically played for club or country. Arteta attempted to re-train Jakub Kiwior in a similar fashion last season, but ultimately decide…

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